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grain n. a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
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grain n. [
food grain, cereal] foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
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grain v. [
ingrain] thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
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grain v. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
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grain v. [
granulate] form into grains
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